[LUTE] Re: : Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

2019-12-01 Thread Sean Smith
:32 am Subject: Re : [LUTE] Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes Could it perhaps be Leonard, that the grooves at your nut at 5C was set up for your thicker unisson strings. Something similar happened to me on my 11C lute, when I

[LUTE] Re: : Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

2019-12-01 Thread Robert Purrenhage
com> To: Leonard Williams <[2]arc...@verizon.net>; daillie <[3]dail...@club-internet.fr> Cc: lute <[4]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thu, Nov 28, 2019 3:32 am Subject: Re : [LUTE] Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes Could it perhaps be Leonard, that

[LUTE] Re : Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

2019-11-29 Thread Anthony Hind
Sounds as though it might well do the trick, but I think it is more the skill of the restorer than the glue used. I can't see any difference between the treated and the non treated area. I couldn't possibly have done that myself, but he is a first rate restorer and also has the

[LUTE] Re : Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes "dentine"

2019-11-29 Thread Anthony Hind
I asked my lute maker friend and he told me he makes his own dentine with bone filings and superglue. I tend to do the same with wood filler using wood filings from the same wood mixed in wood glue. Regards Anthony [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone Le vendredi, novembre

[LUTE] Re : Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

2019-11-29 Thread Anthony Hind
Just another thought, I think I originally chose Unissons on 5C because I thought I might be playing more latish English renaissance pieces, Dowland, Holborne etc. I note most speakers here seem to prefer 5C with octaves whatever the music? I seem to remember Martin Shepherd

[LUTE] Re : Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

2019-11-28 Thread Anthony Hind
A lutemaker friend did the work and I can't distinguish it from the original bone on the nut. He called it dentine. It seemed to be liquid and in a small bottle. Perhaps it's a sort of ceramic used for filling front teeth, but I admit I'm not sure. Perhaps a lute maker on the list

[LUTE] Re: : Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

2019-11-28 Thread Leonard Williams
, Leonard -Original Message- From: Anthony Hind To: Leonard Williams ; daillie Cc: lute Sent: Thu, Nov 28, 2019 3:32 am Subject: Re : [LUTE] Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes Could it perhaps be Leonard, that the grooves at your nut at 5C was set up for your

[LUTE] Re : Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

2019-11-28 Thread Anthony Hind
Could it perhaps be Leonard, that the grooves at your nut at 5C was set up for your thicker unisson strings. Something similar happened to me on my 11C lute, when I replaced Venice twine unissons on F4 with equivalent thinner loaded strings. I heard a definite rattle. I put the